Support pack after hospital stay for COPD flare-up
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving a 'rescue pack' with medications after leaving the hospital helps people with COPD avoid another flare-up. It is for patients recently discharged after a COPD worsening that required a hospital stay.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 40 years old or older.
- You were just in the hospital for at least 4 hours because of a COPD flare-up.
- You can manage your own health and have access to a telephone.
- You are not living in a nursing or residential home.
- You have not taken part in this study before or another research trial right now.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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